Any kind of meditation can be mentally destabilizing, especially if taken in large doses, especially if you’re currently not doing well mentally.

So, this boundary (this “duality” of self and other) is maybe not super solid. Also, “you” are hardly an unchanging thing. You are different from moment to moment. Different when you’re alone, different when you’re with friends, different when you’re dreaming, different tomorrow.

Okay. So we all know that the hard boundary we place between ourselves and the world is somewhat artificial. Sure, on one level, you are a separate being, different from any other. You can move your own arm, you probably can’t move my arm. On the other hand, your life is a product of an incredibly complex enmeshment of influences that can be traced... See more